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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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