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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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