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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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