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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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