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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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