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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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