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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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