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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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