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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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