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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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