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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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