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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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