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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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