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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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