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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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