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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always 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 a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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