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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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