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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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