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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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