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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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