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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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