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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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