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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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