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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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