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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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