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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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