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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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