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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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