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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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