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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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