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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates 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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