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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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