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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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