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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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