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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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