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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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