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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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