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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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