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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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