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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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