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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive these open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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