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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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