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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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