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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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