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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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