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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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