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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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