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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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