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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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