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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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