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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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