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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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