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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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