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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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