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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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