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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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