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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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