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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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