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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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