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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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