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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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