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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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