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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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