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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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