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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that instructors 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 MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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