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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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