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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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