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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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