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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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