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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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