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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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