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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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