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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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