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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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