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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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