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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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