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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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