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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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