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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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