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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology enable students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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