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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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