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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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