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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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