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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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