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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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