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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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