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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers 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 evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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