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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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