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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the dramatic 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 stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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