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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What 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 stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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