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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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