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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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