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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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