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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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