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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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