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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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