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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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