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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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