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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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