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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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