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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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