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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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