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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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