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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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