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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important 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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