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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the most important 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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