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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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