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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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