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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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