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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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