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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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