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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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