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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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