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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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