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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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