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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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