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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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