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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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