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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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