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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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