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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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