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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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