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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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