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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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