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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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