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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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