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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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