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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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