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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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