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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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