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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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