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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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