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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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