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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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