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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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