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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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