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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers 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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