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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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