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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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