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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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