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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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