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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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