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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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