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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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