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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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