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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning enable learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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