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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand these open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education