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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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