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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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