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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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