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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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