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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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