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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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