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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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