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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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