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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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