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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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