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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education