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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand these open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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