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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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