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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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