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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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