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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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