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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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