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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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