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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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