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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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