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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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