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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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