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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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