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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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