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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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