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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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