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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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