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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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