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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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