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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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