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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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