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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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