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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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