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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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