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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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