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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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