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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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