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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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