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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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