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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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