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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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