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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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