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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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