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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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