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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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