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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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