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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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