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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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