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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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