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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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