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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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