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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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