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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different 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 organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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