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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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