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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies 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 optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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