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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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