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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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