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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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