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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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