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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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