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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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