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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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