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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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