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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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