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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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