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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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