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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information 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 topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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