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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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