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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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