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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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