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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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