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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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