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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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