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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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