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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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