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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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