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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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