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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines 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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