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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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