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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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