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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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