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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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