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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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