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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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