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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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