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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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