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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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