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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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