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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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