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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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