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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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