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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations 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 poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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