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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with 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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