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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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