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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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