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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers 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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