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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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