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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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