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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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