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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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