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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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