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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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