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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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