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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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