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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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