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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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