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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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