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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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