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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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