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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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