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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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