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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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