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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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