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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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