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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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