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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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