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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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