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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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