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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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