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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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