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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies 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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