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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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