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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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