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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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