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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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