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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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