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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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