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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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