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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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