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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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