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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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