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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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