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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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