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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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