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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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