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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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