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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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