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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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