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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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