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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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