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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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