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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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