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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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