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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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