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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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