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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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