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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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