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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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