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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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