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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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