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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the 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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