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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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