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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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