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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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