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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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