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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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