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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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