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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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