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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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