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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open education experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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