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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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