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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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