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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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