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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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