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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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