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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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