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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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