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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers 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 evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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