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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also explores the 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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