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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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