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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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