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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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