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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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