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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes 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. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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