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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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