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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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