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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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