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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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