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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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