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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key 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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