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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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