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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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