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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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