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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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