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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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