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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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