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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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