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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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