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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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