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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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