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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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