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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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