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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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