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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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