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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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