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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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