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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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