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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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