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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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