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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies 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 participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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