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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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