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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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