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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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