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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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