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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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