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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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