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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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