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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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