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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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