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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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