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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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