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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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