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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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