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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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