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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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