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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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