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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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