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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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