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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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