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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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