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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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