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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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