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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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