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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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