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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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