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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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