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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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