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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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