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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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