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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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