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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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