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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original 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 institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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