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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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