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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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