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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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