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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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