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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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