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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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