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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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