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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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