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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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