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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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