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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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