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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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