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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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