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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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