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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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