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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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