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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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