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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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