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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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