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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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