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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure 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 experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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