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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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