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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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