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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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