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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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