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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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