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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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