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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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