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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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