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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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