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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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