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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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