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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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