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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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