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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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