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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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