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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about 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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