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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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