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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. 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 MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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