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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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