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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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