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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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