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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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