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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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