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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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