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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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