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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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