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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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