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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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