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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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