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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in 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. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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