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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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