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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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