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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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