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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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