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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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