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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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