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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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