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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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