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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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