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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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