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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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