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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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