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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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