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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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