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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important 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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