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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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