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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates 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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