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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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