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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses 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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