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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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