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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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