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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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