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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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