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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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