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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always 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 many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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