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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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