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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the 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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