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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. 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. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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