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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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