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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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