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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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