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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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