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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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