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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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