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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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