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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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