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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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