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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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