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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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