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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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