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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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