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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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