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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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