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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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