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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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