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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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