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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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