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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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