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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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