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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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