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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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