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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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