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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key 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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