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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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