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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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