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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses 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 in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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