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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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