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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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