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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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