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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not 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 elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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