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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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