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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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