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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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