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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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