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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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