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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally 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 numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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