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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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