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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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