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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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