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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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