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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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