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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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