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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the 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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