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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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