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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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