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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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