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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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