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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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