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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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