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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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