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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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