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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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